Bob's Almanack
Weekly Outside In Print issues from Robert V. Ussley, gathering new essays, cartoons, compact notices, and one piece worth reprinting.
Get the weekly newsletterSeptember 12, 2026
I am a powerful, infinite creator.
Lead: Already Mine
Read issueInside the Current Sheet
Essays, notices, virtues, and one archive piece worth reprinting.
- Already Mine A morning walk with gentleness, love, and gratitude.
- Everyone Knows the Words Over lunch in a diner, Syd and Oliver argue about social performance, the need for approval, and what honesty asks of a friendship.
- Mantra #2: Abundance Receiving Without Grasping
- Mantra #1 I walk the words until they become my own.
- This Week's VirtueSincerity
- Worth ReprintingThe Dolphin Company
Issue Register
Compact archive links filed by issue number and date.
No. 19 Current
September 12, 2026
I am a powerful, infinite creator.
Lead: Already Mine
No. 18 Filed
September 5, 2026
I trust myself. I have faith in myself.
Lead: Mantra #6: Presence
No. 17 Filed
August 29, 2026
The other end keeps changing hands. The help stays.
Lead: The Other End
No. 16 Filed
August 22, 2026
The light in me recognizes the light in all other beings.
Lead: Love in the Mirror
No. 15 Filed
August 15, 2026
I'm not who I used to be... I'm who I decide to be.
Lead: Who I Decide to Be
No. 14 Filed
August 8, 2026
I don't make excuses ~ I make myself.
Lead: I Make Myself
No. 13 Filed
August 1, 2026
I do what I say I do.
Lead: Reverse Origami
No. 12 Filed
July 25, 2026
Paperwork cannot repair a car. Its value is keeping a warning alive until it reaches someone who can act.
No. 11 Filed
July 18, 2026
You go through the things you tolerate.
No. 10 Filed
July 11, 2026
Read the small words. They decide who works and who pays.
Lead: First Step
No. 9 Filed
July 4, 2026
A number is useful only after you know what it counts.
Lead: The Clock by the Door
No. 8 Filed
June 27, 2026
Vacuum the house everyday if you have a pet that sheds.
Lead: The Bars on the Gum
No. 7 Filed
June 20, 2026
A public rule is only as clean as the place where it lands.
Lead: The Stamp on the Meat
No. 6 Filed
June 6, 2026
Um, yeah, I'm going to need the details.
Lead: The Bell at the Crossing
No. 5 Filed
May 30, 2026
Ask for evidence and watch them.
No. 4 Filed
May 23, 2026
A record is not the truth. It is where the hiding starts.
No. 3 Filed
May 16, 2026
An institution shows its faith by what it audits.
No. 2 Filed
May 9, 2026
A machine is innocent only until the bill arrives.
Lead: Modern Prometheus
No. 1 Filed
May 2, 2026
A public cost does not disappear because someone learned to price it.